Halim Mersini

Halim Mersini
Personal information
Full name Halim Mersini
Date of birth (1961-09-22) 22 September 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Shkëndija Tiranë
1983–1990 17 Nëntori Tirana
International career
1982–1986 Albania U21 20 (0)
1988–1989 Albania 6 (0)
Managerial career
2010– Kamza (goalkeeping)
–2013 Tërbuni (goalkeeping)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Halim Mersini (born 22 September 1961 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired football goalkeeper who played for the Albania national team.[1]

Club career

Mersini played for Shkëndija Tiranë, but as an international player had to move to 17 Nëntori Tirana when Shkëndija was relegated and won three league titles with Nëntori.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in an August 1988 friendly match at home against Cuba and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden.[3]

Personal life

He coached a Kosovar team in Sweden after leaving Albania in the early 1990s and later lived in Bulgaria for 3 years as well as 12 years in Argentina.[4] He returned to Albania in 2010.

Honours

References

  1. ^ 11v11 profile
  2. ^ "Albania - Championship Winning Teams". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Halim Mersini - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ Superiorja s’ka shumë cilësi, Kombëtarja qëndron më lart - Telegraf (in Albanian)


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